Mayor Ted Wheeler has now used emergency powers to ban camping along certain roadways and says homelessness is the “most important issue facing our community, bar none.”
READ MOREA Portland Public Schools audit in 2019 revealed problems including shortcomings at schools serving large numbers of historically underrepresented and lower-income students.
READ MORECommissioner Carmen Rubio, who serves as the city's parks commissioner, last year directed about $11.7 million from construction development fees into the ambitious aquatic center's initial design and public engagement phase.
The projected eight-year project timeline, is frustrating community members and leaders who otherwise welcome the construction of such a large exercise and community facility.
READ MOREOregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency in Klamath County as southern Oregon remains in an ongoing drought that shows no sign of letting up.
READ MOREIn one instance, a plaintiff alleges he was pulled over because his passenger side seat was reclined too far back.
READ MORESenate president Peter Courtney, D-Salem, speaks to members of the press on a conference call after sine die, the final adjournment of the assembly without a day being set for reconvening, at the Oregon State Capitol Building in Salem, Ore. on Friday, March 4, 2022. (Brian Hayes/Statesman-Journal via AP)
Bills passed include overtime pay for farmworkers, $600 stimulus payments for low-income workers and a $400 million spending package focused on affordable housing and homelessness.
READ MORERecipients will be honored at an in-person event at the Portland Art Museum. Presenters include Jeff Goldblum, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Isabella Rossellini, and Will Smith
READ MOREWheeler will use his executive powers to create a new homeless service hub within the city government, streamlining the work of various departments that interact with people living outside.
READ MOREA Washington man who was being chased when a deputy mistakenly shot and killed off-duty police officer Donald Sahota has pleaded not guilty multiple charges including murder.
READ MOREThe money would come from an unexpected surplus of tax revenue.
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